In 2017, François Ruffin addressed a letter to Emmanuel Macron, describing the “hatred” that the French felt for him. More than a year later, the Deputy hammers in the message again: “What unites the Gilets jaunes [Yellow Vests] is the aversion you provoke.”

Quand les intellectuels voyaient venir les ‘gilets jaunes’LE FIGARO/ANALYSIS, 19th November 2018.The Yellow Vests movement, more than just a popular uprising, is a new symptom of the revolt of whole populations against the globalized society — a revolt that cuts across all Western democracies.

Les pompiers lancent #TouchePasÀMonPompier
Firefighters launch #HandsOffMyFirefighterLE FIGARO, 13th February 2018. An initiative launched by the Fédération nationale des sapeurs-pompiers de France ­(FNSPF) [French National Federation of Firefighters] and the network of regional and departmental fire-fighters’ Unions, aims to raise public awareness of the rising tide of violence directed against their members.